Hard 8: Fake MUs! A Review of Atypical Opioid Medications

Atypical opioids meds can be confusing. It’s “only” a partial agonist, they say. They ask, “How can an opioid overdose medication treat pain?”. They ask, quizzically, “There are multiple parts of the typical mu opioid receptor?” It’s the best of times, and the worst of times, as Dickens said best, yet perhaps not in reference to methadone utilization. It takes 2, baby! Or even more! Mixed-action opioid medications pack a 1-2 punch, or sometimes even a Buy 1 Get 4! Join us for a discussion on these “atypical opioids,” including low dose naltrexone, levorphanol, tramadol, tapentadol, methadone, and, of course, buprenorphine.

Learning Objectives

  • Differentiate atypical prescription opioid medications by chemical structure, organic or synthetic origin, mechanism(s) of action, and opioid receptor affinity.
  • Recall appropriate patient recommendations for atypical prescription opioid medications in respect to pharmacological properties.
  • Recognize common atypical prescription opioid medication products in both Brand and Generic names.

Additional Information

Partner: 
Tarsus Medical Education
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 0.80 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
Course opens: 
11/01/2021
Course expires: 
11/01/2022
Rating: 
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Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE

Disclosures 

  • Expert Witness: Cardinal Health 
  • Consulting Fees/Advisory Board: HealthXL, Speranza

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 0.80 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
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